Memphis Divorce Recovery Classes | Getting Over Your Ex and Moving On
- At March 05, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Divorce, Home, Pre-divorce Planning
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Have you considered joining a Memphis divorce recovery class or group? Every spouse or ex-spouse should at least think about participating in some type of Tennessee divorce recovery class, group, or program. Why? Because life after divorce is quite different than life while married, and the transition from one world to the next is seldom […]
Read More»5 Leading Causes of Divorce in Tennessee
- At February 05, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Domestic Violence, Home
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Just as hindsight is 20-20, former-spouses reflecting on the reasons why their marriages ended in divorce often share similar scenarios. Some say they married too young. Others escaped domestic violence or abuse. Still others were unable to recover from the behavioral patterns that diminished their relationship. Although not a statistical analysis, we do see commonalities […]
Read More»Getting a Tennessee Divorce? Read This First!
- At February 03, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Divorce, Home
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If you’re in Tennessee and contemplating divorce, there are a few things you might want to consider in order to completely… Avoid Tennessee Divorce Disasters After the divorce is final, there is only so much that can be done to correct mistakes, errors in judgment, and gross misunderstandings. For example, with: Property Division: A division […]
Read More»“Go To” Single Malt Whiskies by Miles Mason, Sr.
- At February 02, 2014
- By Miles Mason
- In Home, Recommended Reading
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As a Memphis divorce lawyer, I advise clients who are divorcing to limit alcoholic drinking consumption to one per night. We advise some parents going through divorce to not drink at all and remove all alcohol from the home entirely. In any event, always drink responsibly. This post is for friends and colleagues who have […]
Read More»Parenting Plan Determinations Require Entire Relevant Time Period Be Considered
- At December 17, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Custody, Family Law, Home
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Tennessee law case summary on custody and jurisdiction in family law from the Court of Appeals. Ramon Williams v. Dana Randolph – Tennessee custody and family law The father and mother were the parents of a daughter. The father was an engineer with Tennessee Valley Authority and lived in Cleveland, Tennessee, and the mother worked for Ranstad Technologies […]
Read More»DNA Evidence Allowed When TN Man Wins Re-Opening Paternity
- At December 13, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In Child Support, Family Law, Home
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Tennessee law case summary on paternity and parentage in family law from the Court of Appeals. In Re T.M.S. – Tennessee divorce paternity The child at issue in this paternity case was born in 2004, after the mother had an “off and on” sexual relationship with the respondent. Unbeknownst to him, however, she had also had intimate relations with […]
Read More»Tenn. Parents’ Inability To Cooperate Grounds To Modify Parenting Plan
Tennessee law case summary on changing primary residential parent after divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Sandy Jane Smart v. Brian Wayne Smart – Tennessee post-divorce custody modification When the mother and father divorced in 2007, their child was six years old. Both parents were granted joint custody. In 2011, the mother then a […]
Read More»Tennessee Husband Not Entitled to Alimony Despite Disparity of Income
Tennessee alimony law case summary following 8 years of marriage. Divorce and alimony law from the Court of Appeals. Link to Appellate Case The husband and wife were married in 2003. Both had MBA degrees from Vanderbilt University. They had two children, both of whom attended private school. They separated in 2010, but maintained the […]
Read More»TN Husband Could Not Undo Default Judgment, Excuse Was Not Credible
- At November 29, 2013
- By Miles Mason
- In After Divorce, Divorce Process, Home
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Tennessee law case summary on default judgment in divorce and family law from the Court of Appeals. Amanda Leenhouts v. Gert Jan Leenhouts – Tennessee divorce default judgment The husband and wife were married in 2007 and had no children. In 2012, the wife filed a complaint for divorce in Davidson County, Tennessee, and alleged irreconcilable […]
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